by Egberto Willies March 22, 2010 Many opposing the passage of healthcare reform are so misinformed one cannot believe we are speaking about the same bill. They believe this is a government takeover of healthcare or a budget buster. Others oppose because of more sinister reasons because of characterizations by Right Wing Radio and FoxNews […]
DCCC Chair To Dems: ‘Go On The Offense’ With Health Care Bill #p2 #hcr
The lawmaker overseeing Democratic reelection campaigns in the House of Representatives is urging candidates to take ownership of health care reform and aggressively use the vote on the historic legislation against prospective opponents during the coming months. "It’s very important that people take responsibility and go on the offense," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen […]
Another Promise Delivered: House approves huge changes to student loan program #p2
By Daniel de Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 22, 2010 Legislation hailed by supporters as the most significant change to college student lending in a generation passed the House on Sunday night. The student aid initiative, which House Democrats attached to their final amendments to the health-care bill, would overhaul the student […]
David Frum: Republicans’ ‘Most Crushing Legislative Defeat’ Since The ’60s #p2 #tcot #hcr
Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s. It’s hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they’ll compensate for today’s expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections. […] No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if […]
Conservative Blogger Urges Obama Assassination on Twitter #p2 #hcr #tcot
This is what Republican hate and the courting of hateful organization can lead to. BEWARE! As Congress entered the final round of debate Sunday over the controversial health insurance reform bill, a self-described conservative blogger used his public Twitter account to urge the assassination of President Barack Obama. U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Max Milien confirms […]
Healthcare Reform Passes – America Has Joined The Civilized World Of Moral Humane Healthcare #p2 #tcot #hcr
Now that the bill is law, Americans will be able to see the truth outside the prism of misinformation by the GOP and judge it for themselves. I am confident they will like it going forward and will work towards electing those that will improve on it to further support a humane and fiscally responsible […]
This is #TeaParty Protests: ‘Ni**er,’ ‘Fa**ot’ Shouted At Members Of Congress #teaparty #hcr #p2 #tcot
Abusive, derogatory and even racist behavior directed at House Democrats by Tea Party protesters on Saturday left several lawmakers in shock. Preceding the president’s speech to a gathering of House Democrats, thousands of protesters descended around the Capitol to protest the passage of health care reform. The gathering quickly turned into abusive heckling, as […]
Critical Health Care Reform Votes Still On The Fence Read #p2 #hcr
Critical Health Care Reform Votes Still On The Fence By Shoq, on March 20th, 2010 It has taken 50 year to get this far, and thousands of people have spent hundreds of thousands of man hours getting us this far. Please take ONE HOUR of your time and make some calls. They ALWAYS make […]
A Guide for Those Traumatized by Right-Wing, Fear-Mongering Lies on Health Care Reform #p2 #tcot #hcr
With an historic vote on health care reform set for tomorrow, this is how far the right has stooped: Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia said on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives: "If ObamaCare passes, that free insurance card that’s in people’s pockets is gonna be as worthless as a Confederate dollar […]
LAST CHANCE: Call for Regina #hcr #p2 #tcot
The vote is tomorrow. Today is your last chance. It’s time to pick up the phone on behalf of Regina Holliday. Regina’s husband was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, but their insurance company forced them out of the hospital into hospice care after only four weeks of treatment. Click here to watch Regina’s story […]